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SD: Jury finds Rushville sale barn shooting defendant not guilty on all counts
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A South Dakota man facing six felonies in connection with a June 2022 shooting at the Sheridan County Livestock Sale Barn in Rushville has been acquitted.
After a four day trial, a Sheridan County District Court jury on Thursday found 45-year-old Gilbert Grooms not guilty of Attempted Murder, First Degree Assault, Terroristic Threats, plus three Felony Firearms charges that had been filed in the case. |
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When it comes to personal safety, few topics hold as much significance as Level 3 body armor. Imagine a shield that stands between you and potential threats, offering a sense of security that transcends every day worries. This blog delves into every facet of this body armor – from its composition and resilience to its role in diverse scenarios. Elevate your understanding, ensuring security isn’t just a word, but a tangible reality. |
WA: Bellingham to consider banning ‘open carry’ firearms at City Hall, athletic stadiums
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“This ordinance would apply just to open carry and not to individuals who have a (concealed pistol license),” Marriner said. A total of 15,919 Whatcom County residents had a concealed pistol license from the state Department of Licensing in 2021, according to data released to The Bellingham Herald under a public records request. Officials at the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office were approving about 2,400 such permits annually, and Bellingham Police were issuing slightly fewer than 100 licenses a year, according to Herald reporting in 2021.
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FPC and FPCAF File Supplemental Brief in Lawsuit Challenging ATF Pistol Brace Rule
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Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of a supplemental district court brief in Mock v. Garland, their lawsuit challenging the ATF’s pistol brace rule. The brief follows the Fifth Circuit determining that the rule is likely illegal and remanding the lawsuit back to the district court with instructions to reconsider the other preliminary injunction factors within 60 days. The brief can be viewed at FPCLegal.org. |
CA: Three high-profile bills the California legislature will hear before session ends
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The California legislature is slated to hear a number of high-profile bills before the session ends in five weeks. Among those are a proposal to tax guns and ammunition, a ban on chemicals in food products including Skittles and other popular candies, and legislation to curb light pollution.
All three bills were heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday and placed in a suspense file, where the appropriations committees will review the fiscal impact of bills before going to the full floor. |
NJ: New Jersey Can Sue Gun Companies As A ‘Public Nuisance,’ Appeals Court Rules
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New Jersey, in July of 2022, enacted new statutory law that allows the attorney general to sue gun manufacturers for being a “public nuisance” if they have “endangered the safety and health of New Jersey residents through the sale, manufacture, distribution, and marketing of lethal, but nonetheless legal, gun-related products,” according to the law. The state was then sued by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) in November of 2022 in a “pre-enforcement action,” to stop them from bringing a suit under the law, which was on Thursday dismissed for a lack of ripeness — meaning that it hasn’t matured to the point where a genuine dispute exists — according to the court’s ruling dismissing the suit. |
RINOs Surprised? Biden Administration Stabs Gun Control Partners in the Back
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The episode reinforces two critically important lessons that any pro-gun legislator should remember. One: there is no such thing as harmless gun control. Two: Moderates who join forces with anti-gun extremists will eventually be embarrassed by the partnership.
The BSCA was passed last summer over the NRA’s objections, with proponents congratulating themselves on their “bi-partisan” achievement. |
OK: AMAC Supports “Stand Your Ground” Legislation
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On behalf of the over 2.1 million members of AMAC – Association of Mature American Citizens, including over 33,700 residing in the great state of Oklahoma, I write to offer our support for S. 1445, the “Stand Your Ground Act.”
There is no deliberation of the Supreme Court, the Congress of any nation, united or otherwise, nor action of an executive hand that can diminish the human rights granted by God upon his people. At the core of this legislation is the protection of life, and by such, our liberties. |
TN: Nashville Man Fatally Shoots Armed Robber After Being Pistol-Whipped
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One man is dead after a self-defense shooting that took place at a Nashville gas station this past Sunday evening.
Around 11 PM, a 34-year-old man exited the store when another man, 42, approached him in an attempt to rob him. The suspect was armed with a handgun, pointed the gun at the victim’s head, demanded money, and then pistol-whipped him.
The victim was also armed and ran back inside the store after being attacked. As the suspect followed him inside the store, the victim drew a handgun and fired at the suspect, hitting him multiple times. |
IN: Indiana needs 'bold vision' regarding gun safety
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The increasing number of firearms in Hoosier homes may have something to do with Indiana’s rising suicide rate.
In Indiana, suicide is the leading cause of firearm deaths.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Hoosiers between the ages of 10 and 34 years.
It is well known that in the U.S., there are more guns than people and the number of guns is growing. |
IL: ISP to create registration form for assault weapons owned before ban
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The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on assault weapons last week.
The Protect Illinois Communities Act bans the possession and sale of assault weapons and requires assault weapons people already own to be registered.
Illinois State Police, ISP, said registration forms will be available by October for people to register guns that were deemed as assault weapons by the state and that they owned before the law was passed. |
LA: Rare guns bill's passage is proof of its meager reach
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But telling shootists what to do is not Louisiana's approach; we prefer, as the paper puts it, to “incentivize people to buy gun safety devices.” Under Landry's bill, gun owners who buy such devices qualify for a tax credit of $500, with a total annual cap of $500,000. The program expires in 2027. If it doesn't do much good, at least it won't cost much. |
Kyle Rittenhouse Starts Up a New Gun Rights Org Focused on Supporting Individuals Who Have Defended Themselves
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Literally nothing Kyle Rittenhouse does escapes notice. All of the usual suspects do literally everything they can to paint anything he’s involved in as somehow dark, nefarious, and deeply, deeply concerning. An easy tipoff is the apparent self-imposed minimum quota editors place on the use of terms like “far right” in any article they publish about him.
The latest spate of news of note is that Rittenhouse has founded a new gun rights org here in Texas. The left-leaning Texas Tribune made sure to use all of the requisite tropes in their report. |
TN: After Nashville school shooting, one mother seeks ‘purpose from the pain’
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Since the mass shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Alexander, 44, has been jolted into political activism for the first time in her life.
She is among thousands of brand-new Tennessee activists, largely led by mothers, who are pleading with the state legislature to pass stricter gun laws during a special session called by the governor and scheduled to begin on Monday. |
WA: Turbulence strikes gun stores amid assault weapon ban
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After 14 weeks of work Washington State lawmakers banned assault weapons in the state, but in the wake of the governor's pen an industry of small businesses is taking a hit. KEPR dove in and here's what we've learned.
On April 25th, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1240. A piece of legislation that bans semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 along with all 67 other guns and 10 accessories. |
TN: What to expect at Tennessee’s special legislative session
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In April, Gov. Bill Lee announced that he’d be calling the special session to push lawmakers to pass an extreme risk protection order. It would allow individuals to report to law enforcement if they believed a person was a threat to themselves or others, ultimately dispossessing them of any firearms.
Mostly every Republican, including House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Cookeville, was against that idea back in April — and still are. |
DE: Blue state gov signs more restrictions on where residents can carry guns
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Democratic Gov. John Carney of Delaware made two gun bills official on Friday morning that will prevent individuals from concealed-carrying guns within 1,000 feet of school and entertainment property as well as polling locations, the governor’s office told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
House Bill 201 makes it illegal for anyone except police officers to conceal-carry in “Safe School and Recreation Zones,” while House Bill 202 prevents anyone except on-duty officers from carrying a gun at polling locations and live elections, according to the Delaware General Assembly website. |
CT: Judge Upholds Connecticut Ban on Semi-Automatic Firearms
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On August 3, 2023, Judge Janet Bond Arterton of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled on whether the recent Connecticut law banning the possession of common semi-automatic rifles and pistols under the appellation of “assault weapons” and of standard capacity magazines which hold more than ten rounds.
Judge Arterton ruled the law is not prohibited by the Second Amendment. She does not see it as an infringement because, she claims, “assault weapons” and magazines over ten rounds are not arms protected by the Second Amendment. |
NJ: NJ Still Blocking Your RKBA, as Human Rights Group Pushes Back With Court Filings
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The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a case challenging New Jersey’s “sensitive places” concealed carry statute. The case is known as Koons v. Platkin.
In May, U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb granted a preliminary injunction and the state filed a motion to stay the order pending appeal. At that time, the Second Amendment Foundation—CCRKBA’s sister organization—filed a response to the state’s motion for a stay. |
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